Folding chair swing



June 17, 1952 K. A. NELSON FOLDING CHAIR SWING Filed Nov. 28, 1949Patented June 17, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENTTOFFICE Application November28, 1949, Serial No. 129,819

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to collapsible furniture and more particularly itis an object of the invention to provide a folding chair-swing.

A particular object of this invention is to provide a chair-swing forchildren which will fold into a compact form for transportation in anautomobile or for hand-carrying.

Another object of the invention is to provide a chair-swing asdescri-bed'having sides as well as a back thus providing great safetyfor children.

A further object of the invention is to provide a chair-swing asdescribed which is supported at both its forward and its rearward endsso that it will not tip over in use.

A particular object of this invention is to provide a chair-swing whichis constructed of inexpensive material.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a chair-swingwhich can be allowed to remain out in the weather without great dangerof deterioration.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a chair-swingwhich is more generally safe for use by active children than devices ofthe prior art. 1

Yet a further object of the invention is to provide a chair-swing soconstructed that children cannot become caught or pinched therein.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of achair-swing the seat of which is adapted to be adjusted to a desiredinclination with respect to the horizontal and with respect to thesupporting ropes thereof.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a device for thepurpose described which is sturdy and durable in construction, reliableand eflicient in operation, and relatively simple and inexpensive tomanufacture, assemble, and utilize.

Other and still further objects and advantages of the invention willbecome apparent from the following detailed description of a preferredembodiment thereof.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the swing of this invention shown withupper portions of the supporting ropes and a portion of the seat and oneside of the swing removed.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the chairswing of Figure 1 shown in afolded position.

The chair-swing of this invention includes a seat portion or panel II)which is preferably of A upper side and is preferablyprovidedwithrounded corners l2. The seat portion I El is provided withfour holes I4 shown in Figure 2, for receiving flexible suspensionmembers or ropes 20. The holes I4 are disposed one each in the fourcorners of the seat IO.

A back portion 24 is provided and is normally disposed extendingupwardly from the seat portion [0. The back portion 24 includes twonormally horizontal spaced apart top and bottom members or bars 26 and28 inter-connected by spaced apart vertical members or rods 30 whichlatter are preferably in the form of rounded dowels.

The back 24 is provided with apertures 34 therethrough extendingnormally vertically through the top and bottom members 26 and 28 in useat the ends thereof. The apertures 34 are preferably of diametersconsiderably larger than the ropes 2B for receiving the lattertherethrough.

Two side portions are provided each having top and bottom members orbars 42 and 44 disposed in horizontal planes in use and secured togetherand spaced apart from each other by spaced apart vertical dowels 0r rods46.

Apertures 48 are provided extending normally vertically through the endsof the members 42 and 44 for receiving the suspension members or ropes2B slidably therethrough.

The outer corners of the elongated flat members 2B, 28, 42, and 44 arepreferably rounded complementally to the rounding of the corners I2 ofthe seat In.

The ropes 20 are disposed, one each, looped through the forwardapertures 48 of the sides 40, downwardly through holes M in the seatIll; through forward holes, not shown, in reinforcing strips 59 securedto the under side of the seat Ill; rearwardly, then upwardly, throughthe reinforcing members 50 at their rearward holes, not shown; throughthe rearward holes l4, and then upwardly through the apertures 34 in theback 24.

The ropes 20 extend upwardly from the apertures 34 and 48 and arespliced together as seen at 10. One portion 8!] of each of the ropes 20extends on upwardly from the splices Ill to be attached to the branch ofa tree, a swing-bar, or other available support.

It will be seen that the ends of the members 25 and 28 of the back 24are disposed above and overlap the rearward ends of the members 42 and44 of the sides 40 in use.

When it is desired to fold the chair, the sides are placed against thetop of the seat In and the back is placed in parallelism with the top ofthe seat Ill and across the top of the side 40. This is possible becausethe sides and back are free to slide on the ropes 20 because theapertures therein are larger than the ropes 20.

This invention has provided a compact, portable, folding chair-swing,which is adapted to be manufactured at little cost and will provide muchpleasure for children with safety.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that afolding chair-swing constructed in accordance with my invention isparticularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience andfacility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will alsobe obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change andmodification without departing from the principles and spirit thereofand for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself tothe precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shownin carrying out my invention in practice except as claimed.

I claim:

In a folding chair swing, the combination which comprises asubstantially flat rectangularshaped seat having vertically disposedrope receiving holes in the four corners, side frames including flatbars connected with spaced vertically disposed rods positioned on theside edges of the seat with one of said bars resting on the seat forminga lower bar and the other of said bars spaced above the seat providingan upper bar, said bars having arcuate outer corners and provided withrope receiving apertures in the ends, a back frame also including flatbars having arcuate outer corners and rope receiving aperturestherethrough and retained by spaced vertically disposed rods in spacedrelation with a lower bar resting upon the ends of the lower bars of theside frames, the said rope receiving apertures of the flat bars of theside and back frames positioned to register with the rope receivingholes of the seat, and supporting ropes having loops on the downwardlyextended ends positioned with front and rear sections of the said loopsextended through the rope receiving holes and apertures of the seat andbars of the frames, respectively,

whereby the frames are supported by the ropes in vertical positions foruse and are folded upon the seat for packing and storing.

KENNETH A. NELSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 54,217 Sargent Apr. 24, 1866743,546 Nix Nov. 10, 1903 936,685 Wallace Oct. 12, 1909

